Hadith 191
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191. And from him (al-Sadiq) (a.s) it is reported that he said: One who accuses a believing man or believing woman falsely will be raised on the Day of Judgment by Allah in a messy substance unless he unsays it. He also said
Backbiting (ghibah) is to say about your brother what is true but Allah has hidden; for when you say about him what is untrue, then that refers to what Allah has said, '…he indeed takes upon himself the burden of a calumny and a manifest sin. [Holy Quran 4/112]'.
191 - وعنه عليه السلام
أنه قال: من قال في مؤمن ما ليس فيه بعثه الله عز وجل في طينة خبال حتى يخرج مما قال فيه. وقال: إنما الغيبة: أن تقول في أخيك ما هو فيه مما قد ستره الله عز وجل عليه، فإذا قلت فيه ما ليس فيه، فذلك قول الله عز وجل في كتابه: " فقد احتمل بهتانا واثما مبينا ".
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